A/N: *looks at last chapter* Phew...it came out okay ^_^; Man, the way wordpad was working on that computer, I was afraid no one'd be able to read it! o_O Meh, anyways....*throws confetti everywhere* YAY!! No Boss-flaming! ^_______^ That makes me sooooooo happy :3 Thanks, you guys^^
Howdy: *blows a noisemaker* ...Wait a minute, what am I doin'?! I still gotta look for my abacus! ; *runs up to Dexter, who is wearing a party hat* GIMME BACK MY ABACUS!!
Dexter: *wearing a party hat* O_O I told you, I don't have your abacus! _;
Howdy: DON'T YOU LIE TO ME! IT'S CHRISTMAS, YOU HEARTLESS WIMP!
Dexter: O__O _ What did you just say?! *presses snout against Howdy's* I'm not a liar, not a wimp, and I'm CERTAINLY not heartless! How else could I love my dear Pashmina to the fullest?!
Howdy: Oh no, you did NOT just go there! It's on now, smart guy!
*Howdy and Dexter start fighting in a big grey cartooney cloud thingy*
O_O err... *still has the abacus behind her back* ^^;; Let's get on with the fic....while I break these two up AGAIN. ¬¬;
Chapter 11: Lost Love? Bijou and Boss Gone: Suspicious...
"It was Dexter's fault! He's the one who assumed confession!" Howdy yelled.
"Me?! You're the one who jumped to conclusions!" Dexter snapped back.
"Well, 'scuse me, but YER the one who read the note, remember?!"
"Only because I was the only one who COULD read! Besides, you told me you needed me for help, not for breaking into the stash of Christmas gifts!"
"Hey, hey, if ya REALLY didn't wanna do it, you coulda left, genius!"
"Why you--"
"YOU TWO KNOCK IT OFF!" Sandy yelled above the bickering.
"Placing the blame on another isn't going to help you, Hamtaro, Bijou, or anyone else!" Maxwell added.
"Maxwell's right! The only way to find out where Bijou and Boss are is to work together!" Panda exclaimed.
"Uh...Hamtaro? You okay, dude?" Stan said.
Hamtaro wasn't okay. Too much had happened too soon for him to be okay. It all ran through his mind... Laura leaving for vacation, hard work and preparation for the party, the rumor, the "chipmunks", Bijou's confession, and the long, painful anxiety of waiting for tonight... He couldn't think. Where would Bijou go? Was Boss with her? And if he was...what were they doing?
"...Hamtaro?" Cappy said softly.
"Heke? Oh, uh, yeah... I'm fine, really..." Hamtaro said. Cappy frowned. He knew that Hamtaro wasn't fine like he said he was, and felt even worse because he didn't know of anything he could do about it.
"Where could they have gone?" Hamtaro thought. "They must have gone somewhere together... After all, Boss does like Bijou a lot...just like me... Maybe I should just let them be together...after all, Boss did see her first... Wait a minute! Wasn't Boss looking at that flyer that Elder Ham showed us?" Hamtaro thought, remembering what Boss had been looking at when he had walked into the clubhouse that morning. "So...He took Bijou...to..."
"Hey ham-hams! Stop chatting and listen up!" Hamtaro said, turning every head in the room (excluding Snoozer).
"Okay, I think I know where Boss and Bijou went! Everyone, there's a Christmas festival especially for hamsters that Elder Ham told us about! Boss was looking at it this morning, so I think he mighta been planning something!"
Sandy gasped. "W-why would Boss do something like that?"
"Ooh, I can't believe him!" Pashmina said.
"The nerve 'a them field hamsters these days!" Howdy said.
"Look, you guys, the truth is that Boss has liked Bijou a lot longer than I have!" Hamtaro said.
The ham-hams were surprised at Hamtaro's outburst. Hamtaro and Boss were practically "rivals for Bijou's love", and yet Hamtaro still stuck up for Boss when the others were talking bad about him. The ham-hams had always known Hamtaro to be noble, and knew that he was right. They all felt a little bad, wishing they could all be as patient as he was.
"Okay, so anyway, that must be where they are! Now I think we should all split up into teams of two!"
"But Hamtaro, there are eleven of us! Uh, well, except for Snoozer, here, but I don't think he's goin' anywhere..." Oxnard said, nervously chewing on a sunflower seed.
"Penelope will be in the group of three since she's only a baby. Oxnard, you go with Dexter. Maxwell, you'll be looking with Panda. Pashmina and Sandy, you two look while watching over Penelope. Howdy, you look with Stan. Cappy...you're with me. Does everyone know who they're looking with?"
The ham-hams nodded.
"Right! Okay, ham-hams, to the festival!" Hamtaro said, waving the flyer toward the clubhouse door.
**end of Chapter 11**
Heh...How coincidental is that, huh? The author's note starts out with Dexter and Howdy arguing--*dodges a seed being thrown*--and so does the chapter ^^; I didn't even notice that! o_O;
Howdy: *throws another seed* TAKE THAT BACK!
Dexter: *dodges it* Never!
Howdy: I know you did it!
Dexter: I'm not a thief!! ;
O__O ...*is now afraid to tell Howdy the truth* ^^;; Well, uh, looks like I failed to break this fight up, so I'll just keep working on it!
Snoozer: *snores* Tell the truth...zu...zu....
¬¬;; *shoves Snoozer into a cabinet* Stop making me feel guilty! .
O_O *dodges another seed* Oi..what am I gonna doooo? @_@ Well, maybe if you guys review, that'll take a lil' off my mind ^^ *nudge, nudge* Oh, and another thing... Happy birthday to my favorite Ham-ham!! ^______^ *throws more confetti*
Howdy: Heke? It's not my birthday yet!
*anime falls* -_-;; I told you, Howdy...oh, nevermind. Just keep the reviews comin', y'all! ^^
Howdy: *blows a noisemaker* ...Wait a minute, what am I doin'?! I still gotta look for my abacus! ; *runs up to Dexter, who is wearing a party hat* GIMME BACK MY ABACUS!!
Dexter: *wearing a party hat* O_O I told you, I don't have your abacus! _;
Howdy: DON'T YOU LIE TO ME! IT'S CHRISTMAS, YOU HEARTLESS WIMP!
Dexter: O__O _ What did you just say?! *presses snout against Howdy's* I'm not a liar, not a wimp, and I'm CERTAINLY not heartless! How else could I love my dear Pashmina to the fullest?!
Howdy: Oh no, you did NOT just go there! It's on now, smart guy!
*Howdy and Dexter start fighting in a big grey cartooney cloud thingy*
O_O err... *still has the abacus behind her back* ^^;; Let's get on with the fic....while I break these two up AGAIN. ¬¬;
Chapter 11: Lost Love? Bijou and Boss Gone: Suspicious...
"It was Dexter's fault! He's the one who assumed confession!" Howdy yelled.
"Me?! You're the one who jumped to conclusions!" Dexter snapped back.
"Well, 'scuse me, but YER the one who read the note, remember?!"
"Only because I was the only one who COULD read! Besides, you told me you needed me for help, not for breaking into the stash of Christmas gifts!"
"Hey, hey, if ya REALLY didn't wanna do it, you coulda left, genius!"
"Why you--"
"YOU TWO KNOCK IT OFF!" Sandy yelled above the bickering.
"Placing the blame on another isn't going to help you, Hamtaro, Bijou, or anyone else!" Maxwell added.
"Maxwell's right! The only way to find out where Bijou and Boss are is to work together!" Panda exclaimed.
"Uh...Hamtaro? You okay, dude?" Stan said.
Hamtaro wasn't okay. Too much had happened too soon for him to be okay. It all ran through his mind... Laura leaving for vacation, hard work and preparation for the party, the rumor, the "chipmunks", Bijou's confession, and the long, painful anxiety of waiting for tonight... He couldn't think. Where would Bijou go? Was Boss with her? And if he was...what were they doing?
"...Hamtaro?" Cappy said softly.
"Heke? Oh, uh, yeah... I'm fine, really..." Hamtaro said. Cappy frowned. He knew that Hamtaro wasn't fine like he said he was, and felt even worse because he didn't know of anything he could do about it.
"Where could they have gone?" Hamtaro thought. "They must have gone somewhere together... After all, Boss does like Bijou a lot...just like me... Maybe I should just let them be together...after all, Boss did see her first... Wait a minute! Wasn't Boss looking at that flyer that Elder Ham showed us?" Hamtaro thought, remembering what Boss had been looking at when he had walked into the clubhouse that morning. "So...He took Bijou...to..."
"Hey ham-hams! Stop chatting and listen up!" Hamtaro said, turning every head in the room (excluding Snoozer).
"Okay, I think I know where Boss and Bijou went! Everyone, there's a Christmas festival especially for hamsters that Elder Ham told us about! Boss was looking at it this morning, so I think he mighta been planning something!"
Sandy gasped. "W-why would Boss do something like that?"
"Ooh, I can't believe him!" Pashmina said.
"The nerve 'a them field hamsters these days!" Howdy said.
"Look, you guys, the truth is that Boss has liked Bijou a lot longer than I have!" Hamtaro said.
The ham-hams were surprised at Hamtaro's outburst. Hamtaro and Boss were practically "rivals for Bijou's love", and yet Hamtaro still stuck up for Boss when the others were talking bad about him. The ham-hams had always known Hamtaro to be noble, and knew that he was right. They all felt a little bad, wishing they could all be as patient as he was.
"Okay, so anyway, that must be where they are! Now I think we should all split up into teams of two!"
"But Hamtaro, there are eleven of us! Uh, well, except for Snoozer, here, but I don't think he's goin' anywhere..." Oxnard said, nervously chewing on a sunflower seed.
"Penelope will be in the group of three since she's only a baby. Oxnard, you go with Dexter. Maxwell, you'll be looking with Panda. Pashmina and Sandy, you two look while watching over Penelope. Howdy, you look with Stan. Cappy...you're with me. Does everyone know who they're looking with?"
The ham-hams nodded.
"Right! Okay, ham-hams, to the festival!" Hamtaro said, waving the flyer toward the clubhouse door.
**end of Chapter 11**
Heh...How coincidental is that, huh? The author's note starts out with Dexter and Howdy arguing--*dodges a seed being thrown*--and so does the chapter ^^; I didn't even notice that! o_O;
Howdy: *throws another seed* TAKE THAT BACK!
Dexter: *dodges it* Never!
Howdy: I know you did it!
Dexter: I'm not a thief!! ;
O__O ...*is now afraid to tell Howdy the truth* ^^;; Well, uh, looks like I failed to break this fight up, so I'll just keep working on it!
Snoozer: *snores* Tell the truth...zu...zu....
¬¬;; *shoves Snoozer into a cabinet* Stop making me feel guilty! .
O_O *dodges another seed* Oi..what am I gonna doooo? @_@ Well, maybe if you guys review, that'll take a lil' off my mind ^^ *nudge, nudge* Oh, and another thing... Happy birthday to my favorite Ham-ham!! ^______^ *throws more confetti*
Howdy: Heke? It's not my birthday yet!
*anime falls* -_-;; I told you, Howdy...oh, nevermind. Just keep the reviews comin', y'all! ^^